Patents by Inventor William Vernon Hough

William Vernon Hough has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for preparing carborane
    Patent number: 4081484
    Abstract: Improved yields of n-hexyl carborane are obtained by slowly adding an ether solution of decaborane and dialkylsulfide to 1-octyne at a temperature between about 110.degree. and 140.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1978
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventor: William Vernon Hough
  • Production of dodecahydrododecaborate (2-)
    Patent number: 3961017
    Abstract: This invention relates to the preparation of dodecahydrododecaborate (2-) anions and particularly to the preparation of alkali metal dodecahydrododecaborates such as Na.sub.2 B.sub.12 H.sub.12. The process of the invention involves the reaction of an alkali metal borohydride with dimethylsulfideborane, at a temperature and for a time sufficient, to yield the alkali metal dodecahydrododecaborate. The reaction may be conducted at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: William Vernon Hough, Clarence Robert Guibert, Gerald Thomas Hefferan